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Rnli National Lottery

THE DRAW for the 29th national lottery on April 30, 1985 was made by Captain Philip Roberts DSO who was captain of RFA Sir Galahad when she came under attack during the Falklands conflict in 1982. Before returning to sea in May this year, Captain Roberts was chairman of an appeal within the Royal Fleet Auxiliary to help fund a 47ft Tyne class lifeboat in memory of the men lost in the Sir Galahad.

This quarter's lottery had raised over £50,000 which puts the money raised by RNLI lotteries on target for £1 million by the end of the year. The prizewinners were: £2,000: A. G. Sharp, Kelsall, Cheshire £500: Miss K. H. Moffat, Pitlochry, Perthshire £250: A. Felton, Liverpool 17 £100: Mrs M. Twigger, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire; Mr M.

Anglum, Stevenage, Hertfordshire; Mr B.

M. Meakin, Wilford, Nottingham; Mrs J.

Hewitt, Yealmpton, Devon; Miss Jean Richards, Exeter, Devon; Mrs E. A.

Johnson, Carshalton, Surrey; Mrs C. Glover, Burford, Oxfordshire.£50: C. W. Weller, Broad Oak, Near Rye, East Sussex; A. Morton, Ayr, Ayrshire; H. S.

Corner, Rishangles, Near Eye, Suffolk; Mr L. E. Hartley, Penarth, South Glamorgan; T.

Stephens, Rosebank, Whitehaven; J. Ligman, Rochdale, Greater Manchester; William C. Boyd, Willerby, Hull; T. W. Vernon- Smith, Salterton, Exeter, Devon; R.

Ponton, Erith, Kent; R. C. Luck, Darlington, Co Durham.

The draw for the 30th national lottery will be held on July 31, 1985 at Poole head office..